No Prison for Former California Angel Doug DeCinces
Former California Angels third baseman Doug DeCinces, convicted of insider trading in May 2017, will not serve any time in prison, a judge ruled on Aug. 13. Instead, the judge sentenced DeCinces, who...
View ArticlePermission to Step All Over? Sugar Ray is Back with New Album Little Yachty
The first ever Weekly Badge of Musical Promotion Courage goes to Sugar Ray’s representatives, who recently suggested we check out the new album by the ’90s juggernaut “because you’ve covered the band...
View ArticleEat & Drink This Now! The Tavern House’s Prime Reason to Visit
Just as a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut, Tavern House in Newport Beach is neither a tavern nor a house. When I hear the word tavern, I picture hay bales, knotty wooden benches and a musician...
View ArticleIs the Battle for Whale-Watching Customers Underhanded or Healthy Competition?
The Pacific Ocean off Southern California’s coast generates opportunities for businesses to profit from selling boats, seafood and cruises. But our waters also provide chances for capitalistic...
View ArticleEat & Drink This Now: Mayor’s Table Pacific Pub & Kitchen
At golden hour, the sun shines through the bar and dining room of the Mayor’s Table Pacific Pub & Kitchen just as it does in the scene in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark in which light beams...
View Article[Monday Munchies:] Free Hawaiian Hot Dogs at Billy’s!
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. -Proverbs 11:1 We all have that one friend who likes to say stupid things like, “I love cold weather” or that they “can’t wait for...
View ArticleMario Marovic’s Lounge Group Transforms Newport Beach Brewing Co. Into...
The logo for Newport Beach’s Helmsman Ale House is a sea captain with a beard of tentacles gripping a ship’s wheel. I don’t know what his official name is, but I can’t think of a better mascot for...
View ArticleBig Bear Lake Oktoberfest’s German Bands Help Get Your Oom-Pah-Pah On
There are several Oktoberfests around here. (Click here for Greg Nagel’s recent roundup.) Many have traditional German beer. Many have traditional German food. However, if you want a guarantee that you...
View ArticleFugitive in Chinese Birth Tourism Case Avoids Sentencing Today
The only issue federal prosecutor Charles E. Pell and defense lawyer Karren Kenney agreed on at today’s scheduled sentencing hearing for a fugitive tied to lucrative communist Chinese birth tourism in...
View ArticleEat & Drink This Now! Olea Newport Beach Goes Fall
Writing about food in 2019 is sort of like being on Tinder, as the thought of returning to a place where you hooked up with a few plates of food feels like dippin’ in the old well. Doing what I do,...
View ArticleNew OC District Attorney Blasts Predecessor’s Gross Misconduct in Doctor’s...
In accordance with exclusive reporting by OC Weekly, new Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer concluded that the prior administration “shamelessly exploited” a criminal prosecution against a...
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